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5: Spielberg Special

May 11
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95 minutes

Our cast of Steven Spielberg fans somehow manage to find new things to say about the films of the highest-grossing director of all time, and marvel at how his movies feel more potent than ever in the time of coronavirus. Guests: Chris Evangelista from SlashFilm’s 21st Century Spielberg podcast, comedian/writer Gabriel Gundacker of “I Wanna meet Richard Dreyfuss” fame, and Letterboxd’s West Coast editor Dominic Corry.
Links
Steven Spielberg’s filmography.
1993: a big year for Spielberg, as chronicled by Ed Power in The Independent.
Watch the moment Spielberg is not nominated for a Best Director Oscar for Jaws.
Susan Lacy’s 2017 Spielberg documentary.
Spielberg at Cannes in 1975.
Composer John Williams (and Rolling Stone film critic David Fear on his work in Catch Me if You Can).
The Spielberg Quarantine Challenge:
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Dominic)
Lincoln (Chris)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Gabriel)
The Indiana Jones box set (Gemma)
Quarantine Pick-Me-Ups:
The Last Days of Disco (Dominic)
The Rocketeer (Chris)
Blazing Saddles (Gabriel)
The Muppet Movie (Gemma)
Filmmakers on the Internet:
Vulture’s conversations with directors in insolation, including Reuben Ostland and Claire Denis (Gemma)
Mary Neely (Dominic)
Settling the Score podcast (Gabriel)
SlashFilm’s Quarantine Stream (Chris)
Recorded in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Auckland. Edited by Morgan Avery. Podcast artwork by Ann Davenport. Theme music: ‘Hitchcock’ by The Phoenix Foundation. Leave a voice message telling us your favorite quarantine rewatch for our next episode (don’t forget to introduce yourself and please record in a quiet place too).
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Our cast of Steven Spielberg fans somehow manage to find new things to say about the films of the highest-grossing director of all time, and marvel at how his movies feel more potent than ever in the time of coronavirus. Guests: Chris Evangelista from SlashFilm’s 21st Century Spielberg podcast, comedian/writer Gabriel Gundacker of “I Wanna meet Richard Dreyfuss” fame, and Letterboxd’s West Coast editor Dominic Corry.
Links
Steven Spielberg’s filmography.
1993: a big year for Spielberg, as chronicled by Ed Power in The Independent.
Watch the moment Spielberg is not nominated for a Best Director Oscar for Jaws.
Susan Lacy’s 2017 Spielberg documentary.
Spielberg at Cannes in 1975.
Composer John Williams (and Rolling Stone film critic David Fear on his work in Catch Me if You Can).
The Spielberg Quarantine Challenge:
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Dominic)
Lincoln (Chris)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Gabriel)
The Indiana Jones box set (Gemma)
Quarantine Pick-Me-Ups:
The Last Days of Disco (Dominic)
The Rocketeer (Chris)
Blazing Saddles (Gabriel)
The Muppet Movie (Gemma)
Filmmakers on the Internet:
Vulture’s conversations with directors in insolation, including Reuben Ostland and Claire Denis (Gemma)
Mary Neely (Dominic)
Settling the Score podcast (Gabriel)
SlashFilm’s Quarantine Stream (Chris)
Recorded in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Auckland. Edited by Morgan Avery. Podcast artwork by Ann Davenport. Theme music: ‘Hitchcock’ by The Phoenix Foundation. Leave a voice message telling us your favorite quarantine rewatch for our next episode (don’t forget to introduce yourself and please record in a quiet place too).
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